The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-12
saturday, N0venbor u, lee7.

purchased house in Smyrna this week.
johnson. the supposed murderer of
farmer sharpless, has been respited until
February 3.
The deadleaves lying in the cutters
should be scraped up and carted off be-
fore winter sets in.
-B. O'Rourke's restaurant under
Grange Hall is always supplied with the
best oysters, cigars. etc.
On Wednesday Gov. Biggs appointed
John II. Frazier notary public and JUS
tice of the peace ut Glasgow.
Tho tenement house of George G
Kerr, Esq, here has been repaired. 1t
has been re-weather-boarded.
Unless there is some sort of manufac-
tory started here before long many of our
citizens will seek other places.
We won't say on whose Office door
knob was found hanging two champagne
bottles one morning this week.
On Saturday, (io-day) one hundred
and fifty barrels of apples will be offered
for sale at the Washington House.
"A miserable looking band of gypsies
passed through town Wednesday. The
horses they drove were too poor to walk.
The Whitaker Iron Ore Pits on Iron
Hill are now running with full force of
operatives. The qdality of the ore is i'm
proving constantly.
TO estimate on the price of butter
before Christmas arrives, taking the
price now, so cents pound, how high
will Tho price be?
Wilmington has a society called
christian Endeavor." There is no such
society here, but we are all making a
desperate endeayor to live.
j. F. Williamson, real estate agent,
offers some valuable properties for sale
in this issue. He has also removed his
office to exchange Bnilding.
Fred Choate says that although his
gofe did not count for convention, yet
he says his stock of stationery, magazines,
novels, etc, was never better
The fine performances of the Nation
al Opera Company at the Academy in
Philadelphia this week are attracting
many of our music loving people.
Miss NJ. ]. Kennel has in stock in
her store on Main street full line Of
Winter Millinery which she is selling at |
prices to suit the times. Wool Felt Hats !
75cts apiece. Il
\-It is an amusing sight to watch az
man buying a horse. There is always a |
number standing around ready to offer
remarks. After several hours of talk
deal is generally made
Families can be supplied with ice
cream, any quantity, by Mrs. S. A. Roach,
Main street. She also serves oysters in
every style at her restaurant. Give her |
call.
edwin S. Grant, the clerk in BeaNon |
Smiths drug store, was in town Wednes-
day, lie has been ina hospital in Phila-
delphia for some time for the treatment
of his eyes. We hope to have him with
us in few days.
--Wm. G. Bradford manager of the
enterprising Broom Works, requests the
farmers who have broom corn to be made
into brooms, to give him call. He does
good work and will be glad to have share |
ofyear patronage.
Levin Homewood, in company with \
Mr.. 7. Johnston and Mr.. w. E. Haines, h
of Wilmington, will leave for burlington,
North Carolina, Monday, Nov. 18th, TO
spend three weeks with J. f. Homewood,
formerly of Newark. Cunning to be the>
chiefpastime.
John Tweed, living at Tweedville, I
about five miles north of Newark, left at
our office on Wednesday four large ears
Of corn In fact the corn was the largest
we have seen this year. They are over
fourteen inches long, and ten inches in
circumference. One containing 400 !
grains. 4
"A prominent gentleman connected
with the B. & o. Railroad said that it
was likely that efforts would be made
to develop the iron ore mines on Iron |
Hill, and in such an event, large rolling
mills would be built there, thus giving
employment to hundreds of workmen. 4
We hope it may come true. II
Read the new advertisements bf |
Wanamaser & Brown, Browning, King |
& Co., A. G. Yates & Co., and mahy |
others. THE LEDGER is pre-eminentiS>
the best advertising medium as country |
journal on the Peninsula. Every line of
advertisement placed in its columns
fully repays the advertiser.
The interest in the Wilmington Free |
Hospital scheme has extended to Newark
and many ladies are engaged in this char
liable work. Although situated in Will
mington this free hospital will be of much
benefit to all persons living in the VIC
Unity for its privileges are not to be con.
fined to the city residents alone.
AN entertainment will be held in the
M. L. Church, at Cherry Hill, Cecil Co.,
Md, Friday evening, Nov. 18th, under
auspices ofthe Loyal Temperance Legion.
The exercises will consist of dialogues
recitationsi an imported elocutionist, pro-
fessionalsingers, etc. Admission, adults,
10 cents; children under 10 years, 10
cents. Exercises begin at 8 o'clock.
"A number of young folks from Mid
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